[rktman]

Squeeky wheel——Why isn’t “Because I don’t want it!” good enough?

[Yo-Yo]

Meanwhile in the lower courts:

https://www.metrotimes.com/news-hits/archives/2021/10/11/judge-upholds-msus-vaccine-mandate-against-a-professor-who-cited-natural-immunity

Judge upholds MSU’s vaccine mandate against a professor who cited natural immunity

Posted By Steve Neavling on Mon, Oct 11, 2021 at 11:37 am

A federal judge has ruled against a Michigan State University employee who claimed in a lawsuit that the school’s vaccine policy is unconstitutional and irrational because she already has “robust immunity” after recovering from a COVID-19 infection.

Jeanna Norris, a supervisory administrative associate and fiscal officer at MSU, asked the court to block the vaccine mandate on the basis of natural immunity.

U.S. District Judge Paul Maloney on Friday denied the preliminary injunction, saying “there is no fundamental right to decline a vaccination” and “if she chooses not to be vaccinated, she does not have the right to work at MSU at the same time.”

Maloney also disagreed with the argument that the vaccine mandate is irrational because Norris has natural immunity. MSU’s mandate is based on guidance from state and federal health agencies, the judge wrote.

“Put plainly, even if there is vigorous ongoing discussion about the effectiveness of natural immunity, it is rational for MSU to rely on present federal and state guidance in creating its vaccine mandate,” Maloney said.

The New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA), a conservative-libertarian law firm that filed the lawsuit, said its weighing its next steps.

“Ms. Norris courageously brought this lawsuit to vindicate the constitutional rights of individuals with naturally acquired immunity to COVID-19 who are subject to irrational vaccine mandates,” Jenin Younes, an attorney with the NCLA, said in a statement. “While we are disappointed by today’s order, we are committed to fighting for the rights of COVID-recovered Americans to decline a medically unnecessary vaccine without having to sacrifice their livelihoods.”

In a similar case on Sept. 30, a federal judge ruled against a professor who argued that the University of California’s vaccine mandate shouldn’t apply to him because he has immunity from a past coronavirus infection.

In her complaint, Norris said her immunologist advised her that it’s not medically necessary to get vaccinated because recent antibodies tests showed she was immune to reinfection. But studies have shown that recovering from COVID-19 doesn’t guarantee immunity, and antibodies diminish over time. Research also suggests that vaccines offer stronger protection than natural immunity alone, especially against variants.

“If you have had COVID-19 before, please still get vaccinated,” CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said in August. “Getting the vaccine is the best way to protect yourself and others around you, especially as the more contagious delta variant spreads around the country.”

[taxcontrol]

Yay! Now there is a federal ruling that can be referenced.

[Cboldt]

It’s interesting to see the various “balance” rhetoric. here we have the privilege of playing sports being protected. In other cases, the stakes are a job.

Devil’s advocate, how is my religious freedom affected by denying me a place on the sports team? What about the priviledge of eating in a restaurant? Is that more or less witghtly than the privilege of playing on a sports team?

Once a court entertains the power of the government to vax the unwilling, things get really stuipd, really fast.

[montag813]

What a farce. This fake “vaccine doesn’t even work — yet it’s created 9 new Pharma billionaires! Dr. Jonas Salk really missed out. He didn’t even patent his vax. Then started a non-profit lab. No billions for ol’ Jonas.

[DoodleDawg]

6th Circuit blocks university's vaccine mandate, sides with athletes seeking religious exemption

All these people suddenly finding religion is so heart-warming.

[Safrguns]

Please don’t read into this, because I am certainly for religious rights and against abortion... and this is a generalized observation... no particular individuals in mind here... but...

I find it extremely interesting how when so many celebrities, athletes, etc. are all of a sudden forced to take an injection that they see may actually kill them, they so quickly turn to a legal defense that is based on a belief in God and against the killing of babies in the womb.

[SaveFerris]

(A federal court has sided with college athletes seeking a religious exemption from a university’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, preventing the school from enforcing the mandate against the plaintiffs)

Good

[StAnDeliver]

"The three-judge panel cited its unanimous prediction that “the free exercise challenge will likely succeed on appeal” as the justification for its decision to deny the appeal."

CERT-ain! As certain as when I predicted this just 3. days. ago.

"...Monday pleas please! from the MSM to the White Hospice, to do something, anything! about COVID fatigue, which both pieces and the weekend shows incorrectly assess as the root of Biden's puppet-state problems.

And on the radio just now, just like that, top-of-the-hour NPR showed their hand: "COVID cases PLUMMETING in the US!" NPR. Plummeting COVID cases in the US.

Coming to an agitprop factory near you, the cabal has decided that the virus is played out, particularly among none other than the Socialist goons themselves. Would look for a major Federal court decision in the near future permanently injuncting against the experimental serum mandate. People want to fly, and go about their business without the god damn government all up in their grill."

#42 posted on 10/11/2021, 3:27:59 PM by StAnDeliver

[Svartalfiar]

A student and a faculty member at the University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine have filed a lawsuit against the school for refusing to grant their religious objections to the coronavirus vaccine mandate. The school asked the student to take a “leave of absence” from his coursework and threatening the faculty member with termination.

A suggestion to "take a leave of absence"...? Is the University reimbursing her for losing a year of life waiting to get her degree? Her delay in getting into a job? How long do they suggest this leave to last?